Sep 11, 20223 minReturning home as IFYETo start writing about returning back to the U.S., my mind is drawn a blank. I don‘t know where to start or how to perfectly recap the...
Aug 18, 20225 minLife in Austria as I Know it Through IFYEA great benefit of the IFYE program is that you get to experience many unique aspects of the host country’s culture. Traveling as a...
Aug 11, 20223 minMilestones as an IFYE Just as the host country and host families becoming apart of the IFYE participant’s life, so does the IFYE participant to the lives of...
Aug 4, 20223 minIFYE Half Way Point As of this week, I have completed half of my time abroad with the IFYE program. I have been in Austria for a month and a half now. I have...
Jul 29, 20223 minIFYE ‘exchange’ Can Mean Different ThingsIt is crazy to think that right now, there are several IFYE delegates traveling in foreign countries. All of us on the same program with...
Jul 21, 20222 minWhat to Pack for IFYEGoing abroad for 3-6 months and not knowing exactly where you are going, what you’ll all be doing, and when you’ll be able to do laundry...
Jul 15, 20223 minThe ‘f’ in IFYE Stands for FarmFor many years in the United States, the IFYE program has been supported by the 4-H association. 4-H is a program for youth that...
Jul 8, 20223 minIFYE Family FlexibilityThere are many things that make the IFYE program unique. One, that as a participant, you will be staying with host families. And two,...
Jun 30, 20222 minRiding the Culture Shock Curve as an IFYESomething I wrote in my personal journal during my first week - In some moments it feels like I was here all my life and at other times...
Jun 23, 20223 minOutbound as an IFYEInternational Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE), was founded in 1948 after the second World War to re-build international relationships and...